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Instead, the umpire called it a homer, allowing the Yankees to even the score.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The chair umpire then conducted a video review of what happened, and ruled that the flickering ad constituted a “hindrance” outside of the control of the players, like some paper getting blown onto the court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But before the change, when umpires had precedent for allowing the neighborhood play, suppose an upright rookie umpire decided to apply the rules with literalistic rigidity and disregard for the traditions of his fellow umpires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

After speaking with umpire Mohamed Lahyani and an ATP official, Russia's Medvedev approached the net to shake hands with Djokovic.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

When the runners were moving up, the fans let the umpire have it for that.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

The umpires then deemed the light too poor for seam bowling to continue, however, and after three overs of spin with the new ball the players left the field.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But before the change, when umpires had precedent for allowing the neighborhood play, suppose an upright rookie umpire decided to apply the rules with literalistic rigidity and disregard for the traditions of his fellow umpires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The rules make it clear—and the umpires are supposed to tell everyone—that a ball which strikes the American Family Field “roof, roof truss, roof cable” remains in play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Speaking of tomorrow, the Dodgers, Braves and the umpires will all get some relief for Game 2.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"Everything went wrong. She shouted at the umpires, cheered in the wrong places, and then she actually threw the foam baseball onto the playing field."

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Interested in majoring in sports medicine or exercise science, Kennedy is on Santa Margarita’s Varsity Leadership Counsel and has umpired and worked with young players on their mechanics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025

Despite being in the MLB for 34 seasons, he had not worked a World Series game since 2005, nor umpired a league championship series since 2016.

From BBC ● May 28, 2024

West, 70, umpired a record 5,460 games from 1976 to 2021, breaking the prior mark of 5,375 set by Bill Klem.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

West, who in May broke Bill Klem’s record for major league games umpired, will be the crew chief for Wednesday night’s NL game between the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

George Wright umpired a game between amateur clubs in Washington, D. C., in 1867, in which the winners made 68 runs in an inning, the largest total ever made.

From A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson by Adrian Constantine Anson

Justice Alito defends the chief from that criticism by reflecting on the ways in which both judging and umpiring require experience, study and perspicacity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Both eventually made it big in the big leagues, Jim still umpiring after 27 years and Randy pitching for 16 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

For umpiring recreational-league baseball in Bel Air, Md., Howell gets $40 a game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

An unparalleled life in umpiring began in 1970 and, fittingly, Bird's first Test came at Headingley in 1973, when New Zealand were the visitors to England.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2025

Dashiell's Reminiscences "As an official, the first big game I umpired was in 1894 between Yale and Princeton, following this with nine consecutive years of umpiring the match," writes Dashiell.

From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards